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individuals, organizations, and agencies
to attend one or both of the meetings,
and to assist staff in identifying
particular study needs, as well as the
scope of environmental issues to be
addressed in the environmental
document. The times and locations of
these meetings are as follows:
Evening Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Thursday, November
15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: River Falls City Hall
Training Room, 222 Lewis Street, River
Falls, WI 54022, (715) 425–0900.
Daytime Scoping Meeting
Date and Time: Friday, November 16,
2018 at 9:00 a.m.
Location: River Falls City Hall
Council Chambers, 222 Lewis Street,
River Falls, WI 54022, (715) 425–0900.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas
to be addressed in the environmental
document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
SD1 will be available at the scoping
meetings, or may be viewed on the web
at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
eLibrary link. Follow the directions for
accessing information in paragraph n.
Based on all oral and written comments,
a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be
issued. SD2 may include a revised
process plan and schedule, as well as a
list of issues, identified through the
scoping process.
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Environmental Site Review
The potential applicant and
Commission staff will conduct an
Environmental Site Review of the
project on Thursday, November 15,
2018, starting at 1:00 p.m. All
participants should meet at the Old
Power Plant at Junction Falls dam, 401
S. Winter Street, River Falls, WI 54022.
If you plan to attend the environmental
site review, please contact Mr. Kevin
Westhuis, Utility Director of the City of
River Falls Municipal Utilities, at
kwesthuis@rfcity.org (preferred contact)
or (715) 426–3442 on or before Friday,
November 9, 2018, and indicate how
many participants will be attending
with you. The City of River Falls’ safety
policies require that all environmental
site review participants wear sturdy
footwear; no open toe, sandals, high
heels, etc.
Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
and discuss existing conditions and
resource management objectives; (3)
review and discuss existing information
and identify preliminary information
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and study needs; (4) review and discuss
the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time
frames provided for in Part 5 of the
Commission’s regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination
of federal, state, and tribal permitting
and certification processes; and (5)
discuss the appropriateness of any
federal or state agency or Indian tribe
acting as a cooperating agency for
development of an environmental
document.
Meeting participants should come
prepared to discuss their issues and/or
concerns. Please review the PAD in
preparation for the scoping meetings.
Directions on how to obtain a copy of
the PAD and SD1 are included in
paragraph n of this document.
Meeting Procedures
The meetings will be recorded by a
stenographer and will be placed in the
public records of the project.
Dated: October 25, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP18–548–000]
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway
Project, Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues, Notice of Public
Scoping Session, and Notice of Onsite
Review
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project
involving construction and operation of
facilities by Eastern Shore Natural Gas
Company (Eastern Shore) in Kent and
Sussex Counties, Delaware, and
Wicomico and Somerset Counties,
Maryland. The Commission will use
this EA in its decision-making process
to determine whether the project is in
the public convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies about issues
regarding the project. The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
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requires the Commission to take into
account the environmental impacts that
could result from its action whenever it
considers the issuance of a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity.
NEPA also requires the Commission to
discover concerns the public may have
about proposals. This process is referred
to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis
in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the
Commission requests public comments
on the scope of the issues to address in
the EA. To ensure that your comments
are timely and properly recorded, please
submit your comments so that the
Commission receives them in
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 pm
Eastern Time on December 3, 2018.
You can make a difference by
submitting your specific comments or
concerns about the project. Your
comments should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impacts. Your
input will help the Commission staff
determine what issues they need to
evaluate in the EA. Commission staff
will consider all filed comments during
the preparation of the EA.
If you sent comments on this project
to the Commission before the opening of
this docket on September 14, 2018, you
will need to file those comments in
Docket No. CP18–548–000 to ensure
they are considered as part of this
proceeding.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and
local government representatives should
notify their constituents of this
proposed project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about
the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
proposed facilities. The company would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
easement agreement. You are not
required to enter into an agreement.
However, if the Commission approves
the project, that approval conveys with
it the right of eminent domain.
Therefore, if you and the company do
not reach an easement agreement, the
pipeline company could initiate
condemnation proceedings in court. In
such instances, compensation would be
determined by a judge in accordance
with state law.
Eastern Shore provided landowners
with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
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To Know?’’ This fact sheet addresses a
number of typically asked questions,
including the use of eminent domain
and how to participate in the
Commission’s proceedings. It is also
available for viewing on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov) at https://
www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/gas/
gas.pdf.
Public Participation
The Commission offers a free service
called eSubscription which makes it
easy to stay informed of all issuances
and submittals regarding the dockets/
projects to which you subscribe. These
instant email notifications are the fastest
way to receive notification and provide
a link to the document files which can
reduce the amount of time you spend
researching proceedings. To sign up go
to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp.
Filings. With eFiling, you can provide
comments in a variety of formats by
attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must
first create an account by clicking on
‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making; a
comment on a particular project is
considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
following address. Be sure to reference
the project docket number (CP18–548–
000) with your submission: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
(4) In lieu of sending written
comments, the Commission invites you
to attend the public scoping session its
staff will conduct in the project area,
scheduled as follows:
Date and time
Location
Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 4:00–7:30 p.m ...................................
Millsboro Town Office Building, 322 Wilson Highway, Millsboro, DE
19966, (302) 934–8171.
The primary goal of this scoping
session is to have you identify the
specific environmental issues and
concerns that should be considered in
the EA. Individual verbal comments
will be taken on a one-on-one basis with
a court reporter. This format is designed
to receive the maximum amount of
verbal comments, in a convenient way
during the timeframe allotted.
The scoping session is scheduled
from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eastern
Time. You may arrive at any time after
4:00 p.m. There will not be a formal
presentation by Commission staff when
the session opens. If you wish to speak,
the Commission staff will hand out
numbers in the order of your arrival.
Comments will be taken until 7:30 p.m.
However, if no additional numbers have
been handed out and all individuals
who wish to provide comments have
had an opportunity to do so, staff may
conclude the session at 7:00 p.m. Please
see appendix 1 for additional
information on the session format and
conduct.1
Your scoping comments will be
recorded by a court reporter (with FERC
staff or representative present) and
become part of the public record for this
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For your convenience, there are four
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing
of comments and has staff available to
assist you at (866) 208–3676 or
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
carefully follow these instructions so
that your comments are properly
recorded.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature, which is located on the
Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and
Filings. Using eComment is an easy
method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments
electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the
Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and
1 The appendices referenced in this notice will
not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 5028371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary,
refer to the last page of this notice.
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proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly
available on FERC’s eLibrary system
(see below for instructions on using
eLibrary). If a significant number of
people are interested in providing
verbal comments in the one-on-one
settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may
be implemented for each commenter.
It is important to note that the
Commission provides equal
consideration to all comments received,
whether filed in written form or
provided verbally at a scoping session.
Although there will not be a formal
presentation, Commission staff will be
available throughout the scoping session
to answer your questions about the
environmental review process.
Representatives from Eastern Shore will
also be present to answer projectspecific questions.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Eastern Shore proposes to construct
and operate new natural gas pipelines
and meter and delivery stations in Kent
and Sussex Counties, Delaware and
Wicomico and Somerset Counties,
Maryland. The Del-Mar Energy Project
would provide about 11.8 million cubic
feet per day of additional natural gas
firm transportation and 2.5 million
cubic feet per day of off-peak
transportation service to three local
distribution companies and one
industrial shipper.
The Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project
would consist of the construction of the
following facilities:
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Woodside Loop 2: Kent County,
Delaware
• 4.9 miles of new 16-inch-diameter
pipeline looping the existing Hockessin
Line, Canterbury Loop.
East Sussex Extension: Sussex
County, Delaware
• 7.39 miles of new 8-inch-diameter
mainline extension to the existing
Milford Line;
• one aboveground pig launcher and
one receiver,3 and aboveground
mainline valve; and
• one new delivery metering and
regulation (M&R) station at the East
Sussex Extension terminus.
Millsboro Pressure Control Station
Upgrade: Millsboro, Sussex County,
Delaware
• 0.35 mile of 10-inch-diameter
pipeline extension between the existing
Millsboro Pressure Control Station and
the existing Milford Line; and
• a dual run pressure control addition
to the existing Millsboro pressure
control station with modifications to the
existing piping, valves, and associated
electronic transmitters.
Somerset Extension: Wicomico and
Somerset Counties, Maryland
• 6.83 miles of new 10-inch-diameter
pipeline extension to the existing
Parkesburg Line;
2 A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed
parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
3 A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that the pipeline company
inserts into and pushes through the pipeline for
cleaning the pipeline, conducting internal
inspections, or other purposes.
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• one aboveground pig launcher and
one receiver, and aboveground mainline
valve; and
• one new delivery M&R station at
the Somerset Extension terminus. The
general location of the project facilities
is shown in appendix 2.
the environmental issues of this project
to formally cooperate in the preparation
of the EA.4 Agencies that would like to
request cooperating agency status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public
Participation section of this notice.
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed facilities
would disturb about 223.6 acres of land
for the aboveground facilities and the
pipeline. Of this, Eastern Shore would
maintain about 29 acres for permanent
operation of the project’s facilities
following construction. The remaining
acreage would be restored and revert to
former uses. About 89.6 percent of the
proposed pipeline routes parallel
existing pipeline, utility, or road rightsof-way.
Consultation Under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
In accordance with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation’s
implementing regulations for section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, the Commission is are
using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic
Preservation Offices (SHPO), and to
solicit their views and those of other
government agencies, interested Indian
tribes, and the public on the project’s
potential effects on historic properties.5
Commission staff will define the
project-specific Area of Potential Effects
(APE) in consultation with the SHPOs
as the project develops. On natural gas
facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground
disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/
pipe storage yards, compressor stations,
and access roads). The EA for this
project will document findings on the
impacts on historic properties and
summarize the status of consultations
under section 106.
The EA Process
The EA will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils;
• water resources and wetlands;
• vegetation and wildlife;
• threatened and endangered species;
• cultural resources;
• land use;
• air quality and noise;
• public safety; and
• cumulative impacts.
Commission staff will also evaluate
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and
make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various
resource areas.
The EA will present Commission
staffs’ independent analysis of the
issues. The EA will be available in
electronic format in the public record
through eLibrary 4 and the
Commission’s website (https://
www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/
eis.asp). If eSubscribed, you will receive
instant email notification when the EA
is issued. The EA may be issued for an
allotted public comment period.
Commission staff will consider all
comments on the EA before making
recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure Commission staff have the
opportunity to address your comments,
please carefully follow the instructions
in the Public Participation section,
beginning on page 2.
With this notice, the Commission is
asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to
4 The Council on Environmental Quality
regulations addressing cooperating agency
responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list
includes: Federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. This list also includes
all affected landowners (as defined in
the Commission’s regulations) who are
potential right-of-way grantors, whose
property may be used temporarily for
project purposes, or who own homes
within certain distances of aboveground
facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. Commission
staff will update the environmental
mailing list as the analysis proceeds to
ensure that Commission notices related
to this environmental review are sent to
all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or
potentially affected by the proposed
project.
5 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define
historic properties as any prehistoric or historic
district, site, building, structure, or object included
in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register
of Historic Places.
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If the Commission issues the EA for
an allotted public comment period, a
Notice of Availability of the EA will be
sent to the environmental mailing list
and will provide instructions to access
the electronic document on the FERC’s
website (www.ferc.gov). If you need to
make changes to your name/address, or
if you would like to remove your name
from the mailing list, please return the
attached ‘‘Mailing List Update Form’’
(appendix 3).
Onsite Environmental Review
On November 14 and 15, 2018, the
Office of Energy Projects staff will
gather data related to the environmental
analysis of the proposed Del-Mar Energy
Pathway Project. Staff will review the
proposed pipeline routes and associated
facilities locations. This will assist staff
in completing its comparative
evaluation of environmental impacts of
the proposed project. Viewing of this
area is anticipated to be from public
access points and Eastern Shore Natural
Gas Company right-of-way.
All interested parties planning to
attend must provide their own
transportation. Those attending should
meet at the following location:
East Sussex Extension
• November 14, 2018, 1:30 p.m., Fire
Marshal Office, 22705 Park Ave,
Georgetown, DE 19947.
Somerset Extension & Woodside Loop
• November 15, 2018, 9:30 a.m.,
Wicomico Public Library, 122 S
Division St., Salisbury, MD 21801.
Additional Information
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
website at www.ferc.gov using the
eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link,
click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the
docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’
field, excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP18–548). Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
Public sessions or site visits will be
posted on the Commission’s calendar
located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx along with other related
information.
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Dated: November 2, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–24449 Filed 11–7–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9986–25–Region 3]
Delegation of Authority to the
Commonwealth of Virginia To
Implement and Enforce Additional or
Revised National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants Standards
and New Source Performance
Standards
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of delegation of
authority.
AGENCY:
On September 25, 2018, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
sent the Commonwealth of Virginia
(Virginia) a letter acknowledging that
Virginia’s delegation of authority to
implement and enforce the National
Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAPs) and New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) had been
updated, as provided for under
previously approved delegation
mechanisms. To inform regulated
facilities and the public, EPA is making
available a copy of EPA’s letter to
Virginia through this notice.
DATES: On September 25, 2018, EPA
sent Virginia a letter acknowledging that
Virginia’s delegation of authority to
implement and enforce Federal
NESHAPs had been updated.
ADDRESSES: Copies of documents
pertaining to this action are available for
public inspection during normal
business hours at the Air Protection
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103–
2029. Copies of Virginia’s submittal are
also available at the Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality,
1111 East Main Street, Richmond,
Virginia 23219.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Riley Burger, (215) 814–2217, or by
email at burger.riley@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 22, 2018, Virginia notified
EPA that Virginia had updated its
incorporation by reference of Federal
NESHAPs to include many such
standards, as they were published in
final form in the Code of Federal
Regulations dated July 1, 2017. On
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September 25, 2018, EPA sent Virginia
a letter acknowledging that Virginia
now has the authority to implement and
enforce the NESHAPs as specified by
Virginia in its notice to EPA, as
provided for under previously approved
automatic delegation mechanisms. All
notifications, applications, reports, and
other correspondence required pursuant
to the delegated NESHAPs must be
submitted to both the EPA, Region III
and to the Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality, unless the
delegated standard specifically provides
that such submittals may be sent to EPA
or a delegated State. In such cases, the
submittals should be sent only to the
Virginia Department of Environmental
Quality. A copy of EPA’s letter to
Virginia follows:
Michael G. Dowd, Director, Air Division,
Virginia Department of Environmental
Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond,
Virginia 23218
Dear Mr. Dowd: The United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
previously delegated to the Commonwealth
of Virginia (Virginia) the authority to
implement and enforce various federal New
Source Performance Standards (NSPS),
National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants (NESHAP), and National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Source Categories (MACT
standards) which are found at 40 CFR parts
60, 61 and 63, respectively. In those actions,
EPA also delegated to Virginia the authority
to implement and enforce any future federal
NSPS, NESHAP or MACT Standards on the
condition that Virginia legally adopt the
future standards, make only allowed wording
changes, and provide specified notice to
EPA.
In a letter dated February 22, 2018,
Virginia submitted to EPA revised versions of
Virginia’s regulations which incorporate by
reference specified federal NSPS, NESHAP
and MACT standards, as those federal
standards had been published in final form
in the Code of Federal Regulations dated July
1, 2016. Virginia committed to enforcing the
federal standards in conformance with the
terms of EPA’s previous delegations of
authority and made only allowed wording
changes.
Virginia stated that it had submitted the
revisions ‘‘to retain its authority to enforce
the NSPSs and NESHAPs under the
delegation of authority granted by EPA on
August 27, 1981 (46 FR 43300) and to enforce
the MACT standards under the delegation of
authority granted by EPA on January 26, 1999
(64 FR 3938) and January 8, 2002 (67 FR
825).’’
Virginia provided copies of its revised
regulations which specify the NSPS,
NESHAP and MACT Standards which it had
adopted by reference. Virginia’s revised
regulations are entitled 9 VAC 5–50 ‘‘New
and Modified Stationary Sources,’’ and 9
VAC 5–60 ‘‘Hazardous Air Pollutant
Sources.’’ These revised regulations have an
effective date of February 21, 2018.
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Based on Virginia’s submittal, EPA
acknowledges that EPA’s delegations to
Virginia of the authority implement and
enforce EPA’s NSPS, NESHAP, and MACT
Standards have been updated, as provided
for under the terms of EPA’s previous
delegation of authority actions, to allow the
Virginia to implement and enforce the federal
NSPS, NESHAP and MACT standards which
Virginia has adopted by reference as
specified in Virginia’s revised regulations 9
VAC 5–50 and 9 VAC 5–60, both effective on
February 21, 2018.
Please note that on December 19, 2008, in
Sierra Club v. EPA,1 the United States Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit vacated certain provisions of the
General Provisions of 40 CFR part 63 relating
to exemptions for startup, shutdown, and
malfunction (SSM). On October 16, 2009, the
Court issued a mandate vacating these SSM
exemption provisions, which are found at 40
CFR 63.6(f)(1) and (h)(1).
Accordingly, EPA no longer allows sources
the SSM exemption as provided for in the
vacated provisions at 40 CFR 63.6(f)(1) and
(h)(1), even though EPA has not yet formally
removed these SSM exemption provisions
from the General Provisions of 40 CFR part
63. Because Virginia incorporated 40 CFR
part 63 by reference, Virginia should also no
longer allow sources to use the former SSM
exemption from the General Provisions of 40
CFR part 63 due to the Court’s ruling in
Sierra Club v. EPA.
EPA appreciates Virginia’s continuing
NSPS, NESHAP and MACT standards
enforcement efforts, and also Virginia’s
decision to take automatic delegation of
additional or updated NSPS, NESHAP and
MACT standards by adopting them by
reference.
This notice acknowledges the update
of Virginia’s delegation of authority to
implement and enforce NESHAP, NSPS,
and MACT.
Dated: October 31, 2018.
Cristina Fernandez,
Director, Air Protection Division, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2018–24483 Filed 11–7–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Healthcare Infection Control Practices
Advisory Committee (HICPAC);
Correction
Notice is hereby given of a change in
the meeting of the Healthcare Infection
Control Practices Advisory Committee
(HICPAC); November 15, 2018, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., EST, and November 16, 2018, 9
a.m. to 12 p.m., EST which was
published in the Federal Register on
1 Sierra Club v. EPA, 551 F.3rd 1019 (D.C. Cir.
2008).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-548-000]
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway
Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, Notice of Public
Scoping Session, and Notice of Onsite Review
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project
involving construction and operation of facilities by Eastern Shore
Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore) in Kent and Sussex Counties,
Delaware, and Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland. The Commission
will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether
the project is in the public convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies about issues regarding the project. The National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to take into account the
environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it
considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity. NEPA also requires the Commission to discover concerns the
public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as
``scoping.'' The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the
analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this
notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of the
issues to address in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely
and properly recorded, please submit your comments so that the
Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 pm Eastern
Time on December 3, 2018.
You can make a difference by submitting your specific comments or
concerns about the project. Your comments should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid
or lessen environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission
staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. Commission
staff will consider all filed comments during the preparation of the
EA.
If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on September 14, 2018, you will need to file
those comments in Docket No. CP18-548-000 to ensure they are considered
as part of this proceeding.
This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable easement agreement. You
are not required to enter into an agreement. However, if the Commission
approves the project, that approval conveys with it the right of
eminent domain. Therefore, if you and the company do not reach an
easement agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings in court. In such instances, compensation would be
determined by a judge in accordance with state law.
Eastern Shore provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the
FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do
I Need
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To Know?'' This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked
questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate
in the Commission's proceedings. It is also available for viewing on
the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/gas/gas.pdf.
Public Participation
The Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which
makes it easy to stay informed of all issuances and submittals
regarding the dockets/projects to which you subscribe. These instant
email notifications are the fastest way to receive notification and
provide a link to the document files which can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings. To sign up go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy
method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide
comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking
on ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you
are making; a comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment
on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP18-548-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426.
(4) In lieu of sending written comments, the Commission invites you
to attend the public scoping session its staff will conduct in the
project area, scheduled as follows:
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Date and time Location
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 4:00-7:30 Millsboro Town Office Building,
p.m. 322 Wilson Highway, Millsboro,
DE 19966, (302) 934-8171.
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The primary goal of this scoping session is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns that should be
considered in the EA. Individual verbal comments will be taken on a
one-on-one basis with a court reporter. This format is designed to
receive the maximum amount of verbal comments, in a convenient way
during the timeframe allotted.
The scoping session is scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Eastern Time. You may arrive at any time after 4:00 p.m. There will not
be a formal presentation by Commission staff when the session opens. If
you wish to speak, the Commission staff will hand out numbers in the
order of your arrival. Comments will be taken until 7:30 p.m. However,
if no additional numbers have been handed out and all individuals who
wish to provide comments have had an opportunity to do so, staff may
conclude the session at 7:00 p.m. Please see appendix 1 for additional
information on the session format and conduct.\1\
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, or call (202) 502- 8371. For instructions on connecting to
eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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Your scoping comments will be recorded by a court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using eLibrary).
If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may be
implemented for each commenter.
It is important to note that the Commission provides equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally at a scoping session. Although there will not be a
formal presentation, Commission staff will be available throughout the
scoping session to answer your questions about the environmental review
process. Representatives from Eastern Shore will also be present to
answer project-specific questions.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Eastern Shore proposes to construct and operate new natural gas
pipelines and meter and delivery stations in Kent and Sussex Counties,
Delaware and Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland. The Del-Mar
Energy Project would provide about 11.8 million cubic feet per day of
additional natural gas firm transportation and 2.5 million cubic feet
per day of off-peak transportation service to three local distribution
companies and one industrial shipper.
The Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project would consist of the
construction of the following facilities:
Woodside Loop \2\: Kent County, Delaware
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\2\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to
an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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4.9 miles of new 16-inch-diameter pipeline looping the
existing Hockessin Line, Canterbury Loop.
East Sussex Extension: Sussex County, Delaware
7.39 miles of new 8-inch-diameter mainline extension to
the existing Milford Line;
one aboveground pig launcher and one receiver,\3\ and
aboveground mainline valve; and
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\3\ A ``pig'' is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into
and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline,
conducting internal inspections, or other purposes.
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one new delivery metering and regulation (M&R) station at
the East Sussex Extension terminus.
Millsboro Pressure Control Station Upgrade: Millsboro, Sussex
County, Delaware
0.35 mile of 10-inch-diameter pipeline extension between
the existing Millsboro Pressure Control Station and the existing
Milford Line; and
a dual run pressure control addition to the existing
Millsboro pressure control station with modifications to the existing
piping, valves, and associated electronic transmitters.
Somerset Extension: Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland
6.83 miles of new 10-inch-diameter pipeline extension to
the existing Parkesburg Line;
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one aboveground pig launcher and one receiver, and
aboveground mainline valve; and
one new delivery M&R station at the Somerset Extension
terminus. The general location of the project facilities is shown in
appendix 2.
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 223.6
acres of land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline. Of this,
Eastern Shore would maintain about 29 acres for permanent operation of
the project's facilities following construction. The remaining acreage
would be restored and revert to former uses. About 89.6 percent of the
proposed pipeline routes parallel existing pipeline, utility, or road
rights-of-way.
The EA Process
The EA will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the proposed project under these general
headings:
Geology and soils;
water resources and wetlands;
vegetation and wildlife;
threatened and endangered species;
cultural resources;
land use;
air quality and noise;
public safety; and
cumulative impacts.
Commission staff will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the
proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations
on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
The EA will present Commission staffs' independent analysis of the
issues. The EA will be available in electronic format in the public
record through eLibrary \4\ and the Commission's website (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). If eSubscribed, you will
receive instant email notification when the EA is issued. The EA may be
issued for an allotted public comment period. Commission staff will
consider all comments on the EA before making recommendations to the
Commission. To ensure Commission staff have the opportunity to address
your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public
Participation section, beginning on page 2.
With this notice, the Commission is asking agencies with
jurisdiction by law and/or special expertise with respect to the
environmental issues of this project to formally cooperate in the
preparation of the EA.\4\ Agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public Participation section of this
notice.
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\4\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Consultation Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act
In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, the Commission is are using this notice to initiate
consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Offices
(SHPO), and to solicit their views and those of other government
agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public on the project's
potential effects on historic properties.\5\ Commission staff will
define the project-specific Area of Potential Effects (APE) in
consultation with the SHPOs as the project develops. On natural gas
facility projects, the APE at a minimum encompasses all areas subject
to ground disturbance (examples include construction right-of-way,
contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor stations, and access roads).
The EA for this project will document findings on the impacts on
historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under
section 106.
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\5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.
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Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list includes: Federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. Commission staff will update the environmental
mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that Commission notices
related to this environmental review are sent to all individuals,
organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially
affected by the proposed project.
If the Commission issues the EA for an allotted public comment
period, a Notice of Availability of the EA will be sent to the
environmental mailing list and will provide instructions to access the
electronic document on the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov). If you need
to make changes to your name/address, or if you would like to remove
your name from the mailing list, please return the attached ``Mailing
List Update Form'' (appendix 3).
Onsite Environmental Review
On November 14 and 15, 2018, the Office of Energy Projects staff
will gather data related to the environmental analysis of the proposed
Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project. Staff will review the proposed pipeline
routes and associated facilities locations. This will assist staff in
completing its comparative evaluation of environmental impacts of the
proposed project. Viewing of this area is anticipated to be from public
access points and Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company right-of-way.
All interested parties planning to attend must provide their own
transportation. Those attending should meet at the following location:
East Sussex Extension
November 14, 2018, 1:30 p.m., Fire Marshal Office, 22705
Park Ave, Georgetown, DE 19947.
Somerset Extension & Woodside Loop
November 15, 2018, 9:30 a.m., Wicomico Public Library, 122
S Division St., Salisbury, MD 21801.
Additional Information
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number
in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP18-548). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202)
502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all
formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission's
calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
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Dated: November 2, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-24449 Filed 11-7-18; 8:45 am]
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